September ended up being the third consecutive month and sixth overall month this year with above average rainfall. There was also one daily rainfall record broken in September, and Labor Day included storms that were brief but caused damage in the Twin Lakes Area.
At KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting station for the National Weather Service in Mountain Home, a total of 5.56 inches of precipitation was recorded during the previous month. The rainfall is 1.9 inches above September’s average of 3.66 inches.
The rainfall recorded on Sept. 6 ended up being a new record of 1 1/4 inches. The previous record was .83 of an inch was set in 1925.
On Sept. 4, the storm activity in Mountain Home was brief, but it caused damage to a local residential complex. The wind blew the roof off West End Social, formerly the River Rock Inn, on U.S. Highway 62B, and a portion of the roof landed on a vehicle parked at the complex.
For the first three-quarters of 2023, the total precipitation recorded was 47.42 inches. That is 9.12 inches above the period’s average rainfall of 38.3 inches.
The highest temperature recorded for the month was 92 degrees on Sept. 5. The coolest temperature was 50 on Sept. 19. The average high for September was 82.8 degrees, and the average low was 60.3.
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